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Continuing with our weekly series displaying BIA’s Radio Share of Wallet analysis, let’s now look at BIA’s estimates for markets 31 to 40 for 2021. 

Townsquare Media Flint welcomes two new local morning shows, both debuting today. Current WRCL morning host Clay Church (pictured) will move to mornings on the cluster’s AC station, WCRZ-FM, Cars 108.

(By Randy Lane) As you prepare your show for the first week of the new year, here are several cultural trends and talking points to relate to your content.

CBS’ 60 Minutes featured the podcast In the Dark in its Sunday, Jan. 3, episode. The segment told the story of Curtis Flowers, a man tried six times for the same crime, and the role of the APM Reports’ investigative podcast, which brought the case to national attention.

Bonneville's KMVQ-FM in San Francisco has added Nikki Blades to its morning show. Blades joins 99.7 NOW after two years as morning show co-host at KWIN-FM/Stockton.  

Legendary talk show host Larry King has been in a Los Angeles hospital for the past week with COVID-19. In 1978, King began a nightly midnight-to-dawn radio show on 28 cities over the Mutual Broadcasting System. By the 1980s, The Larry King Show was being carried by more than 250 affiliates.

After losing her mother to COVID, 25-year old Vanessa Perez is adopting and raising her five younger siblings. In order to help support Vanessa with the funeral expenses and help get a start for providing for her siblings, Sierra is encouraging listeners to contribute to a GoFundMe it set up for her.

Jon Laing is the new Market Manager for Cumulus Cincinnati. Laing moves up after three years as VP of Sales for the cluster which includes five stations. Laing takes over for Dave Crowl who retired after 44 years in the business.

NewsRadio 610 / NewsRadio 96.7, have a named Chris Ryan as the new host for New Hampshire Today. He joins iHeart New Hampshire from WKXL in Concord where he was GM for the New Hampshire Family Radio station.

Andy Luberda, Operations Manager for Skyview Networks has died. His family said he died December 29 from complications of COVID-19. Luberda was 51.